Labor Day honors American Workers. Are military members and military department civilians to be honored on Labor Day?

Labor Day was initiated by a union member with the last name of McGuire - either (1) Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a co-founder of the American Federation of Labor or (2) Matthew Maguire, later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, N.J., proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York. What is clear is that the Central Labor Union adopted a Labor Day proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and picnic.
Although Labor Day was created to honor members of labor unions in the time of the industrial robber barons, Labor day has come to be a celebration of american work in general, the end of summer during which many school children head back to school, and in the northern states a time when the pools close the day after Labor Day. :-)
It is my contention that everyone who has served their country honorably whether in uniform or as a military department civilians is entitled to be honored and feel honored as an American worker.
http://www.dol.gov/laborday/history.htm